... 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa Hitachi, Ibaraki, 316-8511, JAPAN shinnou@lily, dse. ibaraki, ac. jp Abstract In this paper, we propose a practical method to detect Japanese homophone errors in Japanese ... problem by using various 1 '~' ~.,~. and '~.~ m~,' have a same phone 'i-sift'. The meaning of '~,' is a general will, and the meaning of '~:~'.~.,, ... is a strong positive will. '~.~.' and '~' have a same phone 'cho-kkan'. The meaning of 'l-ff__,~. i is an intuition through a feeling, and the meaning of '~'...